Posted by: Administrator
on February 03, 2006 02:15 AM
The *box (Open-, Flux-, Black-, etc.) window managers are great for lower-spec PCs or even for more powerful PCs with their flexibility. Even FVWM can be used (though my experience with FVWM is minimal) for lightweight and flexibility.
One feature I found with the Fluxbox window manager and the XFCE desktop environment is the access of the Main Menu at the right-click of the mouse (and window list with the center).
Combined with binding it to the extra keys on the keyboard (Microsoft Start, and Menu keys) and you can conceivably remove all of the panels and leave your desktop very clean. I imagine this could be useful on a laptop where screen space is a premium. I did this in XFCE and I love that feature.
I've heard that KDE has been addressing the memory-load issue and has gotten better. I've noticed some improvements but I don't know if it is attibuted to KDE or some of the other things I was doing at the same time. The first time I went from 3.2 to 3.3 I noticed an improvement and again going from 3.3 to 3.4
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Posted by: Administrator on February 03, 2006 02:15 AMThe *box (Open-, Flux-, Black-, etc.) window managers are great for lower-spec PCs or even for more powerful PCs with their flexibility. Even FVWM can be used (though my experience with FVWM is minimal) for lightweight and flexibility.
One feature I found with the Fluxbox window manager and the XFCE desktop environment is the access of the Main Menu at the right-click of the mouse (and window list with the center).
Combined with binding it to the extra keys on the keyboard (Microsoft Start, and Menu keys) and you can conceivably remove all of the panels and leave your desktop very clean. I imagine this could be useful on a laptop where screen space is a premium. I did this in XFCE and I love that feature.
I've heard that KDE has been addressing the memory-load issue and has gotten better. I've noticed some improvements but I don't know if it is attibuted to KDE or some of the other things I was doing at the same time. The first time I went from 3.2 to 3.3 I noticed an improvement and again going from 3.3 to 3.4
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